Goddess of Democracy
The
Goddess of Democracy (民主女神; pinyin: min2zhu3 nü3shen2), also known as the
Goddess of Democracy and Freedom, was a 10-meter high statue created during the
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. It was inspired by the
Statue of Liberty, and was constructed in only four days out of
styrofoam and
papier mache. On
May 30,
1989, it was erected in
Tiananmen Square, facing the large photograph of
Mao Zedong. The statue was destroyed on
June 4 when the protests were put down.